Wallace called his season with the Celtics "a slap in the face," noting that his low shot total is a "result of minutes, the position I’m in, the mental focus I have. I’m frustrated when I’m on the court."

“You’re sitting, only playing 17 or 18 minutes a game,” Wallace told Murphy. “You’re watching, you know you can still play, and you watch guys in front of you who don’t play with effort, don’t respect the game and don’t think team first. It kind of frustrates you and (ticks) you off. You have to deal with it.”

Unfortunately for the Celtics, Wallace is owed about $20 million over the next two seasons, not including this one. His contract will make it very difficult to find a trade partner.

Though I get his frustration, Wallace deserved his demotion to the second unit and has done little to earn more minutes (or, really, even keep the minutes he has). If head coach Brad Stevens had another small forward option off the bench, I'm sure he would love to cut Wallace out of the rotation entirely. The 31-year-old veteran is scoring 6.4 points per 36 minutes and committing turnovers on 31.1 percent of his possessions, a startlingly ridiculous number that continues to be that high almost halfway through the season.

I understand it can be miserable for an accomplished veteran to lose minutes, especially while playing for a struggling team. But Wallace should really think about cooling down his comments for the sake of his team.

P.S. - Who do you think he's talking about when he notes the guys in front of him who don't play with effort, respect the game or think team first? Jeff Green?

@MrTrpleDouble10 I know he can't name names, but I wonder who he means. BOS generally plays hard. Some lapses, sure, but nothing unexpected.